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flight over the ancient city of luxor. this is believed to be the deadliest balloon accident on record. >>> in syria heavy fighting is reported in the city of alepo near a 12th century mosque. they have collected the names of 141 people killed in allepo last week and tape said 70 of them were children. they also say that most of the strikes have been on civilian areas. >>> roman catholic church officials outline what's ahead for the pope after he formally steps down on thursday. they said he will keep the name benedict 16. he will continue to dress in a white casket but will give up the red shoes that symbolizing the blood of martyr. >>> musk appeared alongside energy secretary steven chu. the electric car maker received a $465 million loan under the white house's clean energy program in 2010. >>> korea's hyundai has agreed on a settlement. a dollar amount was not disclose. the settlement is believed to cover 1 million vehicles sold in the u.s. hyundai's affiliate kia may also join the settlement. >>> the traffic circle at
flight over the ancient city of luxor. this is believed to be the deadliest balloon accident on record. >>> in syria heavy fighting is reported in the city of alepo near a 12th century mosque. they have collected the names of 141 people killed in allepo last week and tape said 70 of them were children. they also say that most of the strikes have been on civilian areas. >>> roman catholic church officials outline what's ahead for the pope after he formally steps down on...
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illegal cabs trolling the city streets. the four hail a cab driver and it takes just minutes to get a bite. the driver of this sedan is only supposed to pick up arranged customers. town car and limo drivers are not allowed to pick up passengers on the street. >> did you know what you did was illegal. >> i'm not interested in doing any interview with you. >> reporter: heads up, decoys were just solicited. >> reporter: we watched the shiny town cars and limos pull over when the undercovers put their arm out. drivers who skirt the rules to make a quick buck. >> the most unreal thing that i never thought would ever happen to me was happening. >> reporter: julia knows why the rules matter. >> i didn't know what he was going to do. >> reporter: after a night out in san francisco in 2011, she and three friends tried to hail a cab. the driver of a lincoln town car pulled up and agreed to give them a ride to the peninsula for 40 minutes, they hopped in and headed home. once they arrived here at the destination, julia gave the driver
illegal cabs trolling the city streets. the four hail a cab driver and it takes just minutes to get a bite. the driver of this sedan is only supposed to pick up arranged customers. town car and limo drivers are not allowed to pick up passengers on the street. >> did you know what you did was illegal. >> i'm not interested in doing any interview with you. >> reporter: heads up, decoys were just solicited. >> reporter: we watched the shiny town cars and limos pull over...
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and the battered auto industry, the city renewed. the police department with its history of abuse and misconduct are getting better. >> i think the cops are doing a good job as best they can. >> reporter: here in detroit there's the sense that the worse is over and there's better times ahead. perhaps giving the people of oakland and its police officers some hope. in detroit, ken wayne, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a best selling author killed. more on a former navy seal shot in texas. >>> coming up where we could have some dense fog first thing tomorrow morning and when shower chances resurface on the five day forecast. >>> continuing cover rang cover -- coverage now on super bowl xlvii where optimism felt by 49er fans today turned into disappointment. eric rasmussen with more. boy lots of sad faces out there. >> reporter: there certainly has been. things have calmed down in the last hour or so. police were certainly busy in a few areas right after the game tonight. one of our photographers recorded someone setting a fireworks in the mar
and the battered auto industry, the city renewed. the police department with its history of abuse and misconduct are getting better. >> i think the cops are doing a good job as best they can. >> reporter: here in detroit there's the sense that the worse is over and there's better times ahead. perhaps giving the people of oakland and its police officers some hope. in detroit, ken wayne, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a best selling author killed. more on a former navy seal shot in...
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who we spotted today out on the field. >>> the city of concord says it is increasing patrols. thieves stripped copper wire during the stretch, leaving it pitch black at night. the city also plans to install temporary solar lights until part replaces with the permanent lighting. >>> a california organic farmer is recalling packages of baby spinach because of possible e. coli contamination. it was sold in 36 states, including california. the brand names include simple truth organic, central market organics, and full circle. at this point, there have been no reports of illness associated with this recall. >>> the san francisco city attorney says it's getting ready to divvy up the single largest payment it has ever collected from a lawsuit. the owners of dick lee pastery paid $525,000 to settle the suit. seven employees worked six days a week, with shifts lasting 11 to 14 hours per day, yet they were only paid less than $4 an hour. >>> spring training is here for the san francisco giants. pitchers and catchers are now in scottsdale, arizona, and the rest of the team is to report t
who we spotted today out on the field. >>> the city of concord says it is increasing patrols. thieves stripped copper wire during the stretch, leaving it pitch black at night. the city also plans to install temporary solar lights until part replaces with the permanent lighting. >>> a california organic farmer is recalling packages of baby spinach because of possible e. coli contamination. it was sold in 36 states, including california. the brand names include simple truth...
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there are a few places you can leave the city behind, and still be in the city. >> that's the most magic part about it. >> reporter: you can hike without seeing another single soul. 61acres of tall trees, and lush undergrowth. a plant population as diverse as the city. maybe too diverse. ucsf is proposing removal of up to 30,000 nonnative trees, like eucalyptus. >> our friends, the eucalyptus trees have ways of multiplying. >> you're just allowing us to talk to a wall. >> reporter: speakers had mixed reviews of uc's forest management plan. >> i'm not a native. perhaps i should go. the buildings aren't native. perhaps they should go. >> it is baffling how ucsf can treat a dynamic and healthy forest like garbage. >> please consider if you're looking to save a forest, or keep people out of your backyard. >> reporter: now there are still a few steps left in this process. but if they approve its management plan, they would start with four test areas, and start doing work sometime between the end of summer and the beginning of fall. they have a small window. >>> police say they stopped hammer,
there are a few places you can leave the city behind, and still be in the city. >> that's the most magic part about it. >> reporter: you can hike without seeing another single soul. 61acres of tall trees, and lush undergrowth. a plant population as diverse as the city. maybe too diverse. ucsf is proposing removal of up to 30,000 nonnative trees, like eucalyptus. >> our friends, the eucalyptus trees have ways of multiplying. >> you're just allowing us to talk to a wall....
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city. >> the destination people can go early, spend a couple days, see the city and then get on the crews ship. >> how much the recent crews line incidents and accidents as well as fears of noravirus sickness will affect business here is yet unknown. i'm con siemer editor, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> federal reserve chairman ben warned congress today that se quest ration will slow the country's economic growth. secretary gave his semiannual report to congress. he also said the feds' low interest rate poll vis critical to supporting the economy since unemployment is still high. there had been speculation the feds might change its policies after some fed members suggested that last week but gave no indication of any changes and comments provided a boost for wall streechlt the dow surged 115 points. nasdaq rose 13. >>> beer maker an hiezer bush is the target of a klass action lawsuit alleging it's been watering down the brew. lead attorney josh of san rafael says former employees at the 13 brewerlys around the country says an hiezer bush adds water just before bot sxlg that dilute it is a
city. >> the destination people can go early, spend a couple days, see the city and then get on the crews ship. >> how much the recent crews line incidents and accidents as well as fears of noravirus sickness will affect business here is yet unknown. i'm con siemer editor, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> federal reserve chairman ben warned congress today that se quest ration will slow the country's economic growth. secretary gave his semiannual report to congress. he also said the...
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flight over the ancient city of luxor. this is believed to be the deadliest balloon accident on record. >>> in syria heavy fighting is reported in the city of alepo near a 12th century mosque. they have collected the names of 141 people killed in allepo last week and tape said 70 of them were children. they also say that most of the strikes have been on civilian areas. >>> roman catholic church officials outline what's ahead for the pope after he formally steps down on thursday. they said he will keep the name benedict 16. he will continue to dress in a white casket but will give up the red shoes that symbolizing the blood of martyr. >>> musk appeared alongside energy secretary steven chu. the electric car maker received a $465 million loan under the white house's clean energy program in 2010. >>> korea's hyundai has agreed on a settlement. a dollar amount was not disclose. the settlement is believed to cover 1 million vehicles sold in the u.s. hyundai's affiliate kia may also join the settlement. >>> the traffic circle at
flight over the ancient city of luxor. this is believed to be the deadliest balloon accident on record. >>> in syria heavy fighting is reported in the city of alepo near a 12th century mosque. they have collected the names of 141 people killed in allepo last week and tape said 70 of them were children. they also say that most of the strikes have been on civilian areas. >>> roman catholic church officials outline what's ahead for the pope after he formally steps down on...
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illegal cabs trolling the city streets. the four hail a cab driver and it takes just minutes to get a bite. the driver of this sedan is only supposed to pick up arranged customers. town car and limo drivers are not allowed to pick up passengers on the street. >> did you know what you did was illegal. >> i'm not interested in doing any interview with you. >> reporter: heads up, decoys were just solicited. >> reporter: we watched the shiny town cars and limos pull over when the undercovers put their arm out. drivers who skirt the rules to make a quick buck. >> the most unreal thing that i never thought would ever happen to me was happening. >> reporter: julia knows why the rules matter. >> i didn't know what he was going to do. >> reporter: after a night out in san francisco in 2011, she and three friends tried to hail a cab. the driver of a lincoln town car pulled up and agreed to give them a ride to the peninsula for 40 minutes, they hopped in and headed home. once they arrived here at the destination, julia gave the driver
illegal cabs trolling the city streets. the four hail a cab driver and it takes just minutes to get a bite. the driver of this sedan is only supposed to pick up arranged customers. town car and limo drivers are not allowed to pick up passengers on the street. >> did you know what you did was illegal. >> i'm not interested in doing any interview with you. >> reporter: heads up, decoys were just solicited. >> reporter: we watched the shiny town cars and limos pull over...
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back with the complete bay area >>> the city of concord says it is increasing patrols. thieves stripped copper wire during the stretch, leaving it pitch black at night. the city also plans to install temporary solar lights until part replaces with the permanent lighting. >>> a california organic farmer is recalling packages of baby spinach because of possible e. coli contamination. it was sold in 36 states, including california. the brand names include simple truth organic, central market organics, and full circle. at this point, there have been no reports of illness associated with this recall. >>> the san francisco city attorney says it's getting ready to divvy up the single largest payment it has ever collected from a lawsuit. the owners of dick lee pastery paid $525,000 to settle the suit. seven employees worked six days a week, with shifts lasting 11 to 14 hours per day, yet they were only paid less than $4 an hour. >>> spring training is here for the san francisco giants. pitchers and catchers are now in scottsdale, arizona, and the rest of the team is to report t
back with the complete bay area >>> the city of concord says it is increasing patrols. thieves stripped copper wire during the stretch, leaving it pitch black at night. the city also plans to install temporary solar lights until part replaces with the permanent lighting. >>> a california organic farmer is recalling packages of baby spinach because of possible e. coli contamination. it was sold in 36 states, including california. the brand names include simple truth organic,...
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there are a few places you can leave the city behind, and still be in the city. >> that's the most magic part about it. >> reporter: you can hike without seeing another single soul. 61acres of tall trees, and lush undergrowth. a plant population as diverse as the city. maybe too diverse. ucsf is proposing removal of up to 30,000 nonnative trees, like eucalyptus. >> our friends, the eucalyptus trees have ways of multiplying. >> you're just allowing us to talk to a wall. >> reporter: speakers had mixed reviews of uc's forest management plan. >> i'm not a native. perhaps i should go. the buildings aren't native. perhaps they should go. >> it is baffling how ucsf can treat a dynamic and healthy forest like garbage. >> please consider if you're looking to save a forest, or keep people out of your backyard. >> reporter: now there are still a few steps left in this process. but if they approve its management plan, they would start with four test areas, and start doing work sometime between the end of summer and the beginning of fall. they have a small window. >>> police say they stopped hammer,
there are a few places you can leave the city behind, and still be in the city. >> that's the most magic part about it. >> reporter: you can hike without seeing another single soul. 61acres of tall trees, and lush undergrowth. a plant population as diverse as the city. maybe too diverse. ucsf is proposing removal of up to 30,000 nonnative trees, like eucalyptus. >> our friends, the eucalyptus trees have ways of multiplying. >> you're just allowing us to talk to a wall....
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city council to approve the vote. ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> a new seal camera has captured some disturbing nighttime video. two women are caught harassing two pregnant seals. people come from all over the world to see them and they are upset to find out somebody was hurting them. >> knowing they are pregnant and chasing them into the water and doing gestures and sitting on them, it is a horror show. >> police say it is against the law to disturb them in any way and they are now calling on the city to increase enforcement of the beach. >>> elementary schools are learning about chinese culture at a new lunar event in oakland. this is a celebration, how do they do that, pam? >> police in oakland and emoryville includes plate spinning and lion dances and they are now looking into county board of supervisors and bart sponsoring that event. >>> and a big chinese parade is considering floats and costumes and a lot of everything. >> oh, it is awesome. >> it dates back to the 18 60s and you can of course watch it right
city council to approve the vote. ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> a new seal camera has captured some disturbing nighttime video. two women are caught harassing two pregnant seals. people come from all over the world to see them and they are upset to find out somebody was hurting them. >> knowing they are pregnant and chasing them into the water and doing gestures and sitting on them, it is a horror show. >> police say it is against the law to disturb them in any way and...
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safety in the city streets. for the first time oakland police officers actually had to escort this group of second and third graders just so they could go read a book. >> keepers check on their animals. >> reporter: at the public library on 81st avenue. >> as the sun does go down. >> reporter: this monthly adventure stopped just a few weeks back after gunfire erupted just outside of the library once again. >> no one was hurt but those bullets caused them to go into lock down and not to go on field trips again. >> reporter: they attend a school five blocks from a place where dreams get big and come alive. >> it's cool, walking into the library and get some books. >> we've had nine lock downs this year. school year already. >> reporter: teacher tracy dordell. >> that should not be an issue for them to be able to come to a library to get books without having the possibilities of us getting shot. >> reporter: students avoiding bullets to get to the books. teachers say because the police escort is no guarantee from o
safety in the city streets. for the first time oakland police officers actually had to escort this group of second and third graders just so they could go read a book. >> keepers check on their animals. >> reporter: at the public library on 81st avenue. >> as the sun does go down. >> reporter: this monthly adventure stopped just a few weeks back after gunfire erupted just outside of the library once again. >> no one was hurt but those bullets caused them to go into...
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no major problems on the way to the city t. is a look at the bridge on the map here. the traffic looks good. it's looking very good. the drive time is 13 minutes from 238. i'm not sure it's going to stay this way but right now it's a good time to go. let's go to steve. >> thank you, sir. happy friday everybody. a little cold this morning. i've seen a lot of 30s. i was just looking ability ten readings of 33 degrees. now, lafayette also 33. the coldest i could find. i didn't dig that deep but kentwood, 31 degrees is the coldest. and 31 napa airport. it will be breezy. a little cooler saturday. weak system coming in. it will cool us down and give us partly cloudy skies and we return it sunday for warmer weather and looks very quite next week. staying warm. we're ending february without any rain which is not good. we need the rain because everything is going to be back east. some of the 7, 10, and 15 day outlooks keep a huge system back east and nothing but high pressure overus for a long, long time. occasionally higher clouds just kind of scoot down from the northwest b
no major problems on the way to the city t. is a look at the bridge on the map here. the traffic looks good. it's looking very good. the drive time is 13 minutes from 238. i'm not sure it's going to stay this way but right now it's a good time to go. let's go to steve. >> thank you, sir. happy friday everybody. a little cold this morning. i've seen a lot of 30s. i was just looking ability ten readings of 33 degrees. now, lafayette also 33. the coldest i could find. i didn't dig that deep...
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your task, fly to the city, find the child and deliver the incident. >> to tell us, we have our super resident -- >> zack. >> what's up, homey? start saving people in real life? >> not exactly. you saw the experimental group, where the people flew around. a control group of people who sat in a helicopter and the were delivered to the person. afterwards the people in the experimental group took them into a survey. the person who is telling them about it spilled over, and the people with suppowers were quicker to help the person out and pick up the pencil. >> i love that. >> we have just figured out thousand get world peace. >> through video games. >> you have completed your tank and saved the child's life. >> this next one -- >> you head to a party. inevitably, looks like they dumped a bunch in the center of plate. technology to the rescue, right? >> they're problem, they had all those chips without cheese and wanted to maximize their chip to cheese ratio. >> basically, cut your or tortilla chip put them in a mini muffin pan and make individual, like, nacho cups? >> exactly. and engine
your task, fly to the city, find the child and deliver the incident. >> to tell us, we have our super resident -- >> zack. >> what's up, homey? start saving people in real life? >> not exactly. you saw the experimental group, where the people flew around. a control group of people who sat in a helicopter and the were delivered to the person. afterwards the people in the experimental group took them into a survey. the person who is telling them about it spilled over, and...
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by the end of the -- by the end of the month 44 cities will be connected. all 97 destinations -- defendant nations including international ones will be connected by may. >>> china is denying accusations that their military hacked into u.s. systems. a u.s. cyber firm just released a report that says this hacking has been going on for years. >> reporter: the firm laid out the claims in this 60-page report saying a secret division of the military packed -- hacked into u.s. computer systems to get into private information. this chinese group is made up of hundreds if not tosses of -- thousands of people. it's funded by china's military. the secret group got ahold of business plans, white papers, even e-mails of high-ranking u.s. government employees. the report accuses the chinese military of trying to break into computers in 20 u.s. industries since 2006 and targeting the aerospace and public administration factors. >> translator: making allegations based on premature analysis is irresponsible and unprofessional. we expect to hear more from the white house on
by the end of the -- by the end of the month 44 cities will be connected. all 97 destinations -- defendant nations including international ones will be connected by may. >>> china is denying accusations that their military hacked into u.s. systems. a u.s. cyber firm just released a report that says this hacking has been going on for years. >> reporter: the firm laid out the claims in this 60-page report saying a secret division of the military packed -- hacked into u.s. computer...
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the city plans to clear out the embankment the week of march 4th. >>> there are now just 9 days before automatic spending cuts are set to take place and the pentagon is issuing a dire warning. military officials say almost 800,000 civilian workers could be forced to take a day of unpaid leave each week. that's the equivalent of a 20% pay cut. the furlough which starts in the last week of april and continue for at least 22 weeks. >> these critical members of our workforce work in our depos they maintain our tanks, aircraft, ships. they teach our kids. >> the order also doesn't differentiate between essential and nonessential personnel however the pentagon could approve waivers if congress doesn't strike a deficit reduction deal by the march sst dealt line affected workers would get at least 30 days advance notice. >>> the opening rounds of pga match play championship will resume tomorrow after a snow delay in arizona. this is what it looked like this morning at dove mountain north of tucson. the pros got in over 3 hours of golf before play had to be stopped. after that the only thing ha
the city plans to clear out the embankment the week of march 4th. >>> there are now just 9 days before automatic spending cuts are set to take place and the pentagon is issuing a dire warning. military officials say almost 800,000 civilian workers could be forced to take a day of unpaid leave each week. that's the equivalent of a 20% pay cut. the furlough which starts in the last week of april and continue for at least 22 weeks. >> these critical members of our workforce work in...
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the city and the chp are trying to work out a new plan to pay for the extra help. >>> in atlanta a student shot and wounded another at price middle school in atlanta. police say a resource officer subdued the shooter and took him into custody. the victim was hit in the back of the neck and the wounds are not life threatening. police locked down the school before busing students to parking lots where parents could pick them up. >> police believe they found the man who shot up an office in phoenix. police found the car in a parking lot in mesa and near the car was the body. he died from a self inflicted gun shot wound. he is the suspect in the shooting at a phoenix office building where a man was killed. it happened at the end of a mediation session over a lawsuit. >>> two veterans faced off on capitol hill today during hearings for chuck hagueal. they hammered him on the issues of israel, iran and nuclear weapons. but it was the exchange with john mccain that produced the most fire works. >> i would like an answer. >> i am not going to give you a yes or no. i will defer that to history. >>
the city and the chp are trying to work out a new plan to pay for the extra help. >>> in atlanta a student shot and wounded another at price middle school in atlanta. police say a resource officer subdued the shooter and took him into custody. the victim was hit in the back of the neck and the wounds are not life threatening. police locked down the school before busing students to parking lots where parents could pick them up. >> police believe they found the man who shot up an...
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they will join for the gun buy back event at city haul from 10:00 in the morning until 3 it's in the afternoon. the authorities will be paying from 100 to $300. it all depends on the type of the gun. in the meantime, ktvu news went undercover to investigate the big money assault weapon business in reno. that story is coming up up for you at 5:45. >> a group of 15 republican senators is pressuring the president to with draw his nominee for defense secretary. the former nebraska senator is expected to be confirmed next week. but in a letter to president obama republicans say the vote will be unprecedented because of the near unanimous gop opposition against them. now, bob doyle is urging fellow republicans to vote for him calling him an exceptional leader. >> time now 5:35. family and friends of allen said their final good-byes to the young homicide victim. the 13 year old was laid to rest during an emotional ceremony at the cemetery yesterday. she attended green valley middle school in fairfield. the school plans to hold a fund- raising dinner for her family tomorrow. the man accused
they will join for the gun buy back event at city haul from 10:00 in the morning until 3 it's in the afternoon. the authorities will be paying from 100 to $300. it all depends on the type of the gun. in the meantime, ktvu news went undercover to investigate the big money assault weapon business in reno. that story is coming up up for you at 5:45. >> a group of 15 republican senators is pressuring the president to with draw his nominee for defense secretary. the former nebraska senator is...
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the city staff now the city of stand hose has been strugglen -- city of san jose has been struggling to clean up but they have cost about $20,000 a day and the homeless just keep moving back to the same place or another location along the creek beds. this is so much of a concern for city officials that they want to take action and this encampment as unprecedented growth and it needs to be cleaned up the first week of march. they don't want the land to be over taken and they are concerned by public safety and again, there is them house garage, we plan on talking to some of the homeless people, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> uc santa cruz police have put together a reward to help catch a rapest. they also announced a program for people to walk together on campus and it is all after a shooting at a bus stop and a rape on campus. they have the sexual assault suspect on the right and the shooter on the left. they have been dealing with a string of calmer are everybody dash-cam upper -- campers. a couple inside said they woke up to find two masked men in their bedroom.
the city staff now the city of stand hose has been strugglen -- city of san jose has been struggling to clean up but they have cost about $20,000 a day and the homeless just keep moving back to the same place or another location along the creek beds. this is so much of a concern for city officials that they want to take action and this encampment as unprecedented growth and it needs to be cleaned up the first week of march. they don't want the land to be over taken and they are concerned by...
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the u.s.g.s. says the epicenter of the quake was about 6 miles from a city of 400,000 people. . quake was felt in many parts of colombia and ecuador. >>> people in beijing watched as fireworks filled the skies to ring in the lunar new year. tomorrow is the start of the year 4711 in the chinese calendar. the year of the snake. a plea by the chinese government to limit the number of firecrackers to cut down on pollution doesn't seem to work. >>> meantime in san francisco, shoppers at westfield center on market street enjoyed storytelling in celebrate of the chinese new year. >> eyes like a rabbit and breathed fire. it was a dragon. >> today's story was the tale about the creation of the i zodiaccalendar. >>> today only 50 of the massive pythons have been captured or killed. the month-long hunt for burmese pythons in the everglades is sponsored by the state to capture the invasive species which poses' threat to native animals. the hunters are to log exactly where they caught each snake and scientists will look at their stomach contents. >> we want to know what they are eating? what
the u.s.g.s. says the epicenter of the quake was about 6 miles from a city of 400,000 people. . quake was felt in many parts of colombia and ecuador. >>> people in beijing watched as fireworks filled the skies to ring in the lunar new year. tomorrow is the start of the year 4711 in the chinese calendar. the year of the snake. a plea by the chinese government to limit the number of firecrackers to cut down on pollution doesn't seem to work. >>> meantime in san francisco,...
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i don't think we'll ask for a marriage license specifically because we recognize that the city and county of san francisco are on our side. they want to be able to issue us a license. >> reporter: back live here at the south light court inside city hall, as you can see, a lot of people gather holding i do signs, support marriage equality. after they finish here, they will leave here and walk to the clerk's office where they will try to get marriage licenses which we know they can't. once they do that, the sheriff's department says if they detain people they will let them know immediately. obviously san francisco very vocal as part of the suit to get same-sex marriage passed. this is a very cooperative protest today. but the people we talked to said they hope they send a message, they hope people get out there and fight their way to the supreme court on these two very critical cases. live here in san francisco, claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, claudine. >>> san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi planned valentine's day dances today inside the county jails. he helped arrange
i don't think we'll ask for a marriage license specifically because we recognize that the city and county of san francisco are on our side. they want to be able to issue us a license. >> reporter: back live here at the south light court inside city hall, as you can see, a lot of people gather holding i do signs, support marriage equality. after they finish here, they will leave here and walk to the clerk's office where they will try to get marriage licenses which we know they can't. once...
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police say they were called to the 100 block of glamor city place. when they arrived they found two men suffering from gunshot wounds to their upper bodies. they were rushed to the hospital and expected to survive. police say this was a drive by shooting officers say the vehicle where the gunshots came from was a black suv. police say it appeared words were exchanged between the victims and whoever was in that suv the shooting has unsettled the people who live here. >> surprised. but i was sleeping last night and then my wife heard shots and she woke up and she was telling me that somebody got shot and i heard the cops outside. >> reporter: police say the shooting is possibly gang related. they will find out more once they interview the victims at the hospital. officers are there standing by. this is the second drive by shooting that happened over night. about one hour later a mile away near doben and jackson avenue. shots were fired in that neighborhood. we are told those bullets hit a car and home. no one was injured. they are not sure if those two
police say they were called to the 100 block of glamor city place. when they arrived they found two men suffering from gunshot wounds to their upper bodies. they were rushed to the hospital and expected to survive. police say this was a drive by shooting officers say the vehicle where the gunshots came from was a black suv. police say it appeared words were exchanged between the victims and whoever was in that suv the shooting has unsettled the people who live here. >> surprised. but i...
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the roads are so slick that the city had to shut bus service down. no word on any injuries from that particular accident. this is a result of the major snowstorm we have been telling you about that's been dumping as many as 14 inches of snow. >> the larkspur ferry is so popular with people that it can't keep up with the demand. during the workweek spaces on the ferry sell out and the parking lots fill up. the ferry operators have some new ideas, they include adding another ferry boat for the busy morning and as for parking they may soon charge for it and build a parking garage at or near the terminal. >>> oakland mayor will be hosting a big party at the lake later this morning. they will celebrate the reopening of a 750-foot section of the channel. the boats will sale from the channel into the lake for the first time in 140 years. it's the first of a series of projects to reconnect the lake to the oakland esutuary and the bay. >> one more time let's check in with sal. >> it's a little bit slow on 880 northbound heading up to the coliseum. i still thi
the roads are so slick that the city had to shut bus service down. no word on any injuries from that particular accident. this is a result of the major snowstorm we have been telling you about that's been dumping as many as 14 inches of snow. >> the larkspur ferry is so popular with people that it can't keep up with the demand. during the workweek spaces on the ferry sell out and the parking lots fill up. the ferry operators have some new ideas, they include adding another ferry boat for...
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the city is being protected, the community is being protected by the santa cruz county sheriff's office. >> the police department asked the community to help watch out for crime. he plans to do just that. >> when events like this happen then we have to come together and help each other and do what we can. >> reporter: some people knew the slain officers. >> she was a caring loving mother. mother of two. small children. and -- and i am really brokenhearted. >> reporter: elizabeth butler had two daughters and a son. a young officer working along side his father. >> i will always remember him. never forget him. >> reporter: what will you think about most sph. >> most? >> what a wonderful police officer he was. >> reporter: live in santa cruz, robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. >> as robert mention, loren baker served for 30 years with the police department. 20 years ago we spoke to him about a sexual assault in santa cruz. >> the presence of the individual in her room and -- >> baker was a field training officer for years but the chief said his training continued for years later. elizabeth
the city is being protected, the community is being protected by the santa cruz county sheriff's office. >> the police department asked the community to help watch out for crime. he plans to do just that. >> when events like this happen then we have to come together and help each other and do what we can. >> reporter: some people knew the slain officers. >> she was a caring loving mother. mother of two. small children. and -- and i am really brokenhearted. >>...
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the growing tent city is near the airport. what they may soon do. >> reporter: it's gotten light and you can see how many tents are out here. right behind me in this grassy field you can see tents clustered around this tree and if you move over here to the left you can see just how many more tent there is are under each tree and there in the distance we have seen this -- looks like some sort of city or county vehicle with a clean up crew that's picking up trash unsure if that -- they routinely do that or if they are here specifically but moving across the street you can see how many other tents are there in the distance. you know we have been told that the number of tents has grown to around 70. the housing department is worried that more and more homeless will feel comfortable setting up here along spring street near the san jose airport. it's already starting to look like a campground sot housing department has told the city council that action needs to be taken. they are planning to clear the camp the first week of march. t
the growing tent city is near the airport. what they may soon do. >> reporter: it's gotten light and you can see how many tents are out here. right behind me in this grassy field you can see tents clustered around this tree and if you move over here to the left you can see just how many more tent there is are under each tree and there in the distance we have seen this -- looks like some sort of city or county vehicle with a clean up crew that's picking up trash unsure if that -- they...
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scene unlike any the city has seen. startled, james cooper got out his cell phone, and with a shaky hand, started recording. he didn't know the gravity of what was happening outside his door, but he did know it was something big. >> i saw the police officers coming from every direction, high speed, like out of a movie. >> reporter: there is no such thing as a routine police call, but this was a call the officers had made many times before. they were going to do a follow up investigation on jeremy goulet. he was recently fired from the kind grind coffee shop after he ledgeically broke into a coworker's home, and made unwanted sexual advances. the officers who came to goulet's home yesterday had no idea they were walking into danger. investigators say the suspect took their weapons, and then shot the officers right here on his doorstep. >> we know now that he was distraught. we know now that he had intention of potentially harming the police. >> reporter: the santa cruz sheriff says goulet was found with three handguns, a
scene unlike any the city has seen. startled, james cooper got out his cell phone, and with a shaky hand, started recording. he didn't know the gravity of what was happening outside his door, but he did know it was something big. >> i saw the police officers coming from every direction, high speed, like out of a movie. >> reporter: there is no such thing as a routine police call, but this was a call the officers had made many times before. they were going to do a follow up...
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the balloon crash happened near the ancient egyptian city of luxor. er vas say there was -- investigators say there was a fire an explosion just before the balloon plunged 1,000 feet to the ground. investigators say this was one of the worse accidents involving tourists in that country, which is already struggling to attract visitors due to growing political unfavorring reports. >> reporter: i just spoke with a homeless man off camera. he says he hangs out there and he says his friends who hang out here do drugs and sell them. this is right across the street from a middle school. we just saw some kids coming into the school now. i asked the homeless man why are they doing this across the street from a school and he just shrugged his shoulders. now, this is one of the men that police arrested in the last couple of dies during their enforcement. they say 54-year-old richard st. cloud was selling marijuana in the park. his arrest was one of several that took place as part of a special enforcement. police are concerned because the park is located across f
the balloon crash happened near the ancient egyptian city of luxor. er vas say there was -- investigators say there was a fire an explosion just before the balloon plunged 1,000 feet to the ground. investigators say this was one of the worse accidents involving tourists in that country, which is already struggling to attract visitors due to growing political unfavorring reports. >> reporter: i just spoke with a homeless man off camera. he says he hangs out there and he says his friends...
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but the success of the show, the show should be bigger than it is now. >> new york city was too small for you? >> it wasn't enough because whatever we were dealing with in new york, i asked my listeners in new york i had that much respect to them to say can we take them national? absolutely. everything we talk about needs to be shared with everybody. it should be on everywhere. >> i wish you much success and thank you for the service you offer to us. >> been great being here. >>> still to come, what we do to protect our children. >> have recent photos. we need head shots. if there's a missing child we need to know who we're looking for. there are so many people asking for assistance, yet, we don't know who we're looking for because we don't have a photo of that child. ♪ [ male announcer a european-inspired suspension, but it's not from germany. ♪ a powerful, fuel-efficient engine, but it's not from japan. ♪ it's a car like no other... from a place like no other. ♪ and now with low lease programs, the malibu state of mind has never been easier to get into. ♪ >>> it's every pa
but the success of the show, the show should be bigger than it is now. >> new york city was too small for you? >> it wasn't enough because whatever we were dealing with in new york, i asked my listeners in new york i had that much respect to them to say can we take them national? absolutely. everything we talk about needs to be shared with everybody. it should be on everywhere. >> i wish you much success and thank you for the service you offer to us. >> been great being...
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this is the city's fourth homicide of the year. reporting live from san jose, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> san francisco police are investigating the stabbing of two people. it happened shortly after 7:00 last night on fell street near civic center plaza. police say the victims were stabbed while trying to break up a fight. they were both rushed to the hospital in stable condition. so far, no arrests have been -- no arrests have been made. >>> in overnight news, san francisco firefighters say a barbecue grill is to blame for a house fire. it happened about 2:00 this morning on lion street. four people were inside the home but escaped safely. firefighters evacuated neighbors as a precaution. but the fire did not spread and no one was hurt. >>> 8:03. big announcement from virgin american airlines expected for today in san jose. the airline plans to add daily nonstop flights from san jose to los angeles beginning may 1st. up until now, virgin america has only flown out of sfo but people in the silicon valley tech indust
this is the city's fourth homicide of the year. reporting live from san jose, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> san francisco police are investigating the stabbing of two people. it happened shortly after 7:00 last night on fell street near civic center plaza. police say the victims were stabbed while trying to break up a fight. they were both rushed to the hospital in stable condition. so far, no arrests have been -- no arrests have been made. >>> in overnight news,...
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it was one of the city east hardest hit. thefts there are up 23%. >>> new information on the deadly explosion of mexico's main oil company. dozens of ambulances rushed to the offices of pemex. just within the past hour, authorities said the death toll has increased to 25 with more than 100 others injured. another 30 people with apparently trapped in the debris. the explosion happened in the basement of a parking garage one official with an ambulance company said the blast was caused by a gas leak. pemex is a state owned company with more than $100 billion in annual sales. >>> now to our super bowl coverage, much of the 49er organization spent today apologizing for those home phobic remarks made by a defensive back. mark ibanez is live and tell us the remarks may have become a major distraction for the team, mark -- >> reporter: no question about it. i just landed here a couple of hours ago, you kind of hit the ground running ready to have fun and games covering the super bowl. bourbon street, the super bowl, but no. this is
it was one of the city east hardest hit. thefts there are up 23%. >>> new information on the deadly explosion of mexico's main oil company. dozens of ambulances rushed to the offices of pemex. just within the past hour, authorities said the death toll has increased to 25 with more than 100 others injured. another 30 people with apparently trapped in the debris. the explosion happened in the basement of a parking garage one official with an ambulance company said the blast was caused by...
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the city council is considering a 3% hike. the extra revenue would go toward pay races and benefits for trash workers and help pay for rising fuel costs, a public hearing is planned for february 25th. this would be the third rate hike in redwood city in two years. > a man facing charges for embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars. >> and take a look at this man. just arrested in a rape case. the religious website he used to target his victim and why police say they believe she was not the only one. >> and play ball. spring training for the world champion is underway. the team work out that is scheduled for today. >> first we want to look at our traffic map as we told you earlier there is a fatal crash investigation underway in marin on 101 northbound right now, no word on any lane closures, traffic in the area is slow, northbound 101 again at the atherton avenue off ramp. time now is 7:41. . >>> welcome back. a live look there at the golden gate bridge. low clouds, high clouds, afternoon highs slightly cooler than friday.
the city council is considering a 3% hike. the extra revenue would go toward pay races and benefits for trash workers and help pay for rising fuel costs, a public hearing is planned for february 25th. this would be the third rate hike in redwood city in two years. > a man facing charges for embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars. >> and take a look at this man. just arrested in a rape case. the religious website he used to target his victim and why police say they believe she was...
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it's right in the middle of the city. and normally there are just lines and lines of people of people waiting to get inside to tour the vatican to see the chapel and all of the beautiful historical things there. but you can see, once again, the motorcade of the pope who will be taking a helicopter to his small apartment, a retreat south of rome until his apartment is ready. they are rebig it now. >> there's the helicopter that will take the pope out. earlier, the pope met with the cardinals and classed their hands and said i will be close to you in prayer as they meet to choose his successor. it was an emotional moment for them and him as well. >> and it looks like the pope is staying final farewells there to the bishop, a cardinal. there was some questions about the timing of his resignation. he just announced right in the beginning of lent that he was gonna be leaving right in the middle of very holy -- a very hoe limb time for all of christianity. he just claims he was tired. heaves 8 a. he's been in failing health --
it's right in the middle of the city. and normally there are just lines and lines of people of people waiting to get inside to tour the vatican to see the chapel and all of the beautiful historical things there. but you can see, once again, the motorcade of the pope who will be taking a helicopter to his small apartment, a retreat south of rome until his apartment is ready. they are rebig it now. >> there's the helicopter that will take the pope out. earlier, the pope met with the...
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ry city. and in the -- in redwood city is. and we head to the north. petaluma. and 44 here again. we are dealing with partly to mostly cloudy skies and the fog. the buoys are showing the wave heights this morning. so the hazard statement still in effect from the national weather service. this is the possibility of rip currents and it is until 10:00 a.m. going to die down from the afternoon. subsiding pretty good. if you are thinking about maybe taking a walk with your dog. >> pacific sat he tell light view. ridge of high pressure will be building in, in time for the second part of the day and looks like we will be partly sunny and first part of the day. we are dealing with partly sunny. partly cloudy skies and into noontime. better clearing here along the coast. may hug the entire day. perhaps pacifica. and half moon bay and as we get into 4:00 or so. we are sunny as well as inland. we have the low clouds this morning and this is 7:12 to be contact. into the afternoon. sun setting at 5:05. similar to what we felt yesterday. tad warmer. and 60 degrees for oakland today. 68 for san
ry city. and in the -- in redwood city is. and we head to the north. petaluma. and 44 here again. we are dealing with partly to mostly cloudy skies and the fog. the buoys are showing the wave heights this morning. so the hazard statement still in effect from the national weather service. this is the possibility of rip currents and it is until 10:00 a.m. going to die down from the afternoon. subsiding pretty good. if you are thinking about maybe taking a walk with your dog. >> pacific sat...
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on haight street in the city's lower haight neighborhood. when crews arrived, they realized the fire was intensifying. >> it went to a second alarm, because buildings on both sides were threatened. in total, three units, two in the original building, one in the enclosure, were heavily damaged and are unoccupiable. >> nobody was hurt. the cause of the fire is still under investigation. but fire officials tell us it does not appear to be suspicious. >>> police today recovered a body that was found in the oakland estuary. authorities say an anonymous caller notified police of the body just before 2:30 this afternoon. it was found near the boat docks. investigators and crime scene technicians processed the scene. they say the body was in a state of decomposition, so they were unable to tell if the body is that of a male or female. >>> now to our continuing coverage on the resignation of pope benedict xvi. today the pontiff gave his last sunday blessing from the vatican. the pope delivered his final message from his apartment window to an estimat
on haight street in the city's lower haight neighborhood. when crews arrived, they realized the fire was intensifying. >> it went to a second alarm, because buildings on both sides were threatened. in total, three units, two in the original building, one in the enclosure, were heavily damaged and are unoccupiable. >> nobody was hurt. the cause of the fire is still under investigation. but fire officials tell us it does not appear to be suspicious. >>> police today recovered...
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concord 63. 64 redwood city. 62 santa cruz. mostly sunny into wednesday and here we go sunshine and sunny side up. >> thank you, steve. >>> 49er quarterback alex smith may be packing his bags for a new city. several news agencies are reporting the niners already agreed to a trade. one report indicates the deal involves the candidacy chiefs. but there has been no word from the 49ers and any deal cannot be finalized until the nfl season begins on march 12th. smith lost a starting quarterback job to colin kaepernick. >>> the a's took the anaheim angels yesterday afternoon. chris young and seth smith hit rbi doubles in the first. and scott sizemore added a sacrificed fly giving the a's a 3-0 lead. they would go on to win with a final-of 7 -- final of 7-5. the san francisco giants are now 1- 1. they fell short to the cubs yesterday with a 4-3 loss. of course it's just spring training. >>> coming up next two children are among four people missing after a boat trip in san mateo county. the actions search teams from the u.s. coast guar
concord 63. 64 redwood city. 62 santa cruz. mostly sunny into wednesday and here we go sunshine and sunny side up. >> thank you, steve. >>> 49er quarterback alex smith may be packing his bags for a new city. several news agencies are reporting the niners already agreed to a trade. one report indicates the deal involves the candidacy chiefs. but there has been no word from the 49ers and any deal cannot be finalized until the nfl season begins on march 12th. smith lost a starting...
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several folks coming up to us and saying this is the best city in the world how great is our city? of course they have overcome so much since hurricane katrina. a different feel to this super bowl compared to the last time. i was here covering the super that was after 9/11. now after overcoming so much for this city and of course the new orlean saints themselves winning a super bowl title they have football fever. they are ready to host a couple parties. giving you a little insight of how things have changed in terms of the people here. the hotel rates on wednesday were in the $200 to $300 range. by the time thursday rolled around if you wanted a hotel upwards of $2,000. >> wow. >> reporter: a lot of things happening here in new orleans and the buzz is back for super bowl xlvii. for ktvu morning news i'm brent in new orleans. >> thank you for that. >>> time now 6:38. san francisco police are busy to patrol the crowds and keep the peace after the super bowl. they don't want a repeat of what happened last october after the giants won the world series. remember a muni bus was torched
several folks coming up to us and saying this is the best city in the world how great is our city? of course they have overcome so much since hurricane katrina. a different feel to this super bowl compared to the last time. i was here covering the super that was after 9/11. now after overcoming so much for this city and of course the new orlean saints themselves winning a super bowl title they have football fever. they are ready to host a couple parties. giving you a little insight of how...
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the proposed ban will be taken to the plan commission. the city council has the final say. critics of the ban say if necessary they will fight the ban in court. >>> let's go to sal. breaking news from emeryville. you have the chopper working, too. >> that's right. we do have the chopper working in emeryville. there's police activity here and we're hearing reports that it's some sort of suspicious device that was found. we do have a lot of police activity. not only emeryville police, emeryville fire department and the department of homeland security in this area on hollis street in emeryville. our newschopper2 is looking at the area. now, the evacuation area is quite wide. in fact, it's somewhat near doyle hollis park, 62nd and hollis street, in this area. if you know it, it's a good area to stay away from. it's about three, four blocks away from san pablo avenue, which is not affected by this. cute has a grew on the way -- ktvu has a crew on the way. a pretty wide evacuation area in emeryville. let's go out to some traffic pictures now. bay bridge has improved. you can see
the proposed ban will be taken to the plan commission. the city council has the final say. critics of the ban say if necessary they will fight the ban in court. >>> let's go to sal. breaking news from emeryville. you have the chopper working, too. >> that's right. we do have the chopper working in emeryville. there's police activity here and we're hearing reports that it's some sort of suspicious device that was found. we do have a lot of police activity. not only emeryville...
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look at the severe weather in oklahoma city and snow on the backside of the area towards wichita. our system has picked up a lot of strength. 30s and 40s we have some cold readings inland and a half moon bay is 47 and i have seen 34 near embarcadero. there is more of a westerly flow and breeze temperatures are moderating a little bit but still pretty nice, cooler coast and bay, and it will be nice once the fog burns off. berkeley 59 brentwood oakland 63, 64 san jose and that's two warmer than yesterday. gilroy 63, redwood city pearling game daily -- burlingame, daily city 64. it is pretty nice on the weekend but just a little bit cooler. >>> a surprising thing for the international committee, find out which sport did not make the olympics. >>> and he was seen -- christopher dorner was seen in dick's sporting good store just a week before his deadly attacks. . >>> welcome back, we have a surveillance video of christopher dorner. he went to a southern california sporting good store just two days before the killings began. this is video from a store in tore runs and shows -- tore r
look at the severe weather in oklahoma city and snow on the backside of the area towards wichita. our system has picked up a lot of strength. 30s and 40s we have some cold readings inland and a half moon bay is 47 and i have seen 34 near embarcadero. there is more of a westerly flow and breeze temperatures are moderating a little bit but still pretty nice, cooler coast and bay, and it will be nice once the fog burns off. berkeley 59 brentwood oakland 63, 64 san jose and that's two warmer than...
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the city that has the least congestion, pensacola, florida. that takes only a measly nine minutes to get to where you need to go. >> tara, thank you for the toss. i will take it from here. >>> traffic is moving along in some areas not so well, you know the drill. even though this is a 15 to 20- minute delay, i would still say it's a good excuse there are no problems on that span. so the total time you are looking at to get into san francisco, live time traffic 30 plus minutes. not that bad for the entire thing. trying to get up to the bay bridge in oakland, there was a crash 880 in san leandro. that's been cleared. very slow. that's also affecting the castro valley commute. if you want to use an alternate, i would say 580 all the way out to 980. it's. right now it's still pretty good. if you are going slow, i would say that's a decent alternate for you. the south bay commute still looks good. it has not become quite as heavy as it can be. you can see for yourself. 280 is looking good through downtown san jose. let's go to steve. >>> mostly clo
the city that has the least congestion, pensacola, florida. that takes only a measly nine minutes to get to where you need to go. >> tara, thank you for the toss. i will take it from here. >>> traffic is moving along in some areas not so well, you know the drill. even though this is a 15 to 20- minute delay, i would still say it's a good excuse there are no problems on that span. so the total time you are looking at to get into san francisco, live time traffic 30 plus minutes....
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is. >>> coming up, kansas city missouri more on that a dozen people were hurt in the fire and the one person who had been missing was found. the crews are out there searching for another missing person and it happened at a restaurant in a popular shopping plaza. 14 people were hurt, at least two critically and that explosion was found several blocks away. >>> the explosion hit and it hit you like a shock wave. >> reporter: a contractor who was doing underground work may have hit a natural gas line and may have triggered that explosion. >>> a group that supports same- sex marriage produced a coalition featuring clips of president barack obama, former first lady laura bush and former vice-president dick cheney expressing support for same-sex marriage. the goal is to show there is bipartisan support for same-sex marriages. >>> automatic cuts are expected to go into effect from kyla campbell from our washington d.c. newsroom and it's expected to take a big toll on california. kyla? >> reporter: california would loose more than any other state if these cuts go into effect. california stand
is. >>> coming up, kansas city missouri more on that a dozen people were hurt in the fire and the one person who had been missing was found. the crews are out there searching for another missing person and it happened at a restaurant in a popular shopping plaza. 14 people were hurt, at least two critically and that explosion was found several blocks away. >>> the explosion hit and it hit you like a shock wave. >> reporter: a contractor who was doing underground work may...
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the central russian city is being called the city of broken glass. the meteor blew out the windows to more than 40-buildings, and they estimate the blast as strong as 20 atomic bombs. >> i told them to move from the windows and not long after that the meteor exploded. they were all fine. however when they got back to their seats a piece of glass flu above their heads. >> more than 1200 people were injured. residents say there is one positive note. they have extensive cooperation in that troubled industrial region. more than 24,000 people have mobilized to fix broken windows and distribute warm clothes and food in an area where temperatures drop to single digits overnight. the meteor caused at least $33 million in damage. >>> new this morning, nurses at a hospital in palo alto say their safety is at risk. on-call nurses at lucille packard children's hospital say they are forced to sleep in their vehicles between assignments. they say the hospital has refused to provide beds, in violation of a union contract. but the hospital says a room is given to an
the central russian city is being called the city of broken glass. the meteor blew out the windows to more than 40-buildings, and they estimate the blast as strong as 20 atomic bombs. >> i told them to move from the windows and not long after that the meteor exploded. they were all fine. however when they got back to their seats a piece of glass flu above their heads. >> more than 1200 people were injured. residents say there is one positive note. they have extensive cooperation in...
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by the city's parks here. the non-profit groups donated money for the goal. their goal is to find out how effective gun buybacks are. >>> in the meantime gun control advocates, including the raging grannies rallied in favor of stricter gun restrictions. she supports the banned on assault weapons and high capacity magazines and as well as universal background checks. >>> bay area mc hammer is using twitter to talk about the recent arrest in dublin. this is the 50-year-old's booking photo here. the alameda county sheriff's office said that hammer was booked for obstructing an officer. released from jail on thursday night. and now according to cnn, hammer was in a car. he did not own that had an expired registration. when they tapped on the window and asked if he was on parole or probation. he tweeted, "i will not answer his question contrary to his personal beliefs all people of color are not on probation or parole." and an eye opener for his many friends and colleagues. hammer is due in court next month. >>> el
by the city's parks here. the non-profit groups donated money for the goal. their goal is to find out how effective gun buybacks are. >>> in the meantime gun control advocates, including the raging grannies rallied in favor of stricter gun restrictions. she supports the banned on assault weapons and high capacity magazines and as well as universal background checks. >>> bay area mc hammer is using twitter to talk about the recent arrest in dublin. this is the 50-year-old's...
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tomorrow, the city council is authorized to allow the city manager to negotiate a deal. sacramento is trying to keep another group from taking the team and moving it to seattle. >>> four family members missing after a boating trip off san mateo county. two of the missing are young children. what the u.s. coast guard is doing this morning. >>> good morning. traffic in san francisco moderately heavy approaching the lower deck of the bay bridge. we'll tell you more about the morning commute straight ahead. atever you want, baby. hmm. let's just share a 20 piece. [ internal ] 20 mcnuggets, for only $4.99? oh, man. she's beautiful smart and sensible. jackpot. [ crewperson ] anything else? [ male announcer ] mcdonald's crispy, juicy chicken mcnuggets are now part of the extra value menu. so you get the tastes you love at a price you'll love even more. guess who's going to the game? [ internal ] thank you. [ male announcer ] the simple joy of having more to love. >>> the search continues for four family members who vanished after a boat trip in san mateo county. two of the miss
tomorrow, the city council is authorized to allow the city manager to negotiate a deal. sacramento is trying to keep another group from taking the team and moving it to seattle. >>> four family members missing after a boating trip off san mateo county. two of the missing are young children. what the u.s. coast guard is doing this morning. >>> good morning. traffic in san francisco moderately heavy approaching the lower deck of the bay bridge. we'll tell you more about the...
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police say the number of unregulated rides in the city is up. town car and limo drivers are not allowed to pick up passengers on the street unless they were scheduled ahead of time. police are currently looking for at least two drivers who sexually assaulted female passengers and in one case, the woman got kicked several times after a dispute over money. >> he tried to tell me to get out of the car. i said not until i get my change and he took off. i was about halfway in, halfway out of the car. my legs were out. >> in is similar sting last year -- in a similar sting last year, police handed out over 800 citations. with the $200 police say it's not stopping many of those drivers. >>> if you have an idea for a ktvu special report, send your tip to i-reports at ktvu.com. >>> 8:08. san jose city college is off probation. the 91-year-old school was put on probation three years ago but the acreditting commission for community and junior colleges. the commission says since that time, the college has shown it has corrected problems with financial manag
police say the number of unregulated rides in the city is up. town car and limo drivers are not allowed to pick up passengers on the street unless they were scheduled ahead of time. police are currently looking for at least two drivers who sexually assaulted female passengers and in one case, the woman got kicked several times after a dispute over money. >> he tried to tell me to get out of the car. i said not until i get my change and he took off. i was about halfway in, halfway out of...
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wonder in the city about whether or not this might be one for the record books. the record was 2003, 27.5 inches. so as people try to dig out, they try to get power back, we'll wait and see what the final number was. mike? >> tory, right now, 12:30 on the east coast. are you noticing people coming out of their homes right now, or is it pretty quiet out there on the streets where you are in boston? >> reporter: let me actually take you over here so you can take a look at that. hopefully you'll be able to see. but some people out and about with their dogs playing in this park here. more and more people sort of as the day goes on, but not the amount you would see on a regular saturday out here. we're in a very popular area off of state street, lots of restaurants. maybe people getting the a little bit of cabin fever, although they are still being told stay off the roadways until at least 4:00 eastern this afternoon. >> tory, you mentioned about an hour ago the possibility of flooding if the temperatures start to warm mountain coming week. and that could happen proba
wonder in the city about whether or not this might be one for the record books. the record was 2003, 27.5 inches. so as people try to dig out, they try to get power back, we'll wait and see what the final number was. mike? >> tory, right now, 12:30 on the east coast. are you noticing people coming out of their homes right now, or is it pretty quiet out there on the streets where you are in boston? >> reporter: let me actually take you over here so you can take a look at that....
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and lawmakers at the state and city levels. biden is meeting with pennsylvania lawmakers right now. we'll hear more later today. the president plans to go to chicago on friday. his hometown is seeing gun rounds skyrocketing. >>> robert gates says he supports using aerial drones to target suspected terrorists. >> you can far more easily limit collateral damage with a drone than you can with a bo, even a precision-guided munition of an airplane. >> the u.s. military's use of drones has been controversial, especially in afghanistan where civilian casualties from drone attacks have really angered the afghan government. >>> back here, law enforcement agencies are still considering using domestic drones. this is a hot issue sparking a lot of controversy. coming up at 8:23, we'll take a look at what we found out in a ktvu special report and why unmanned aircraft may already be flying in your neighborhood. >>> time is now 8:16. the manhunt goes on for christopher dorner. a $1 million reward was announced by city leaders for information
and lawmakers at the state and city levels. biden is meeting with pennsylvania lawmakers right now. we'll hear more later today. the president plans to go to chicago on friday. his hometown is seeing gun rounds skyrocketing. >>> robert gates says he supports using aerial drones to target suspected terrorists. >> you can far more easily limit collateral damage with a drone than you can with a bo, even a precision-guided munition of an airplane. >> the u.s. military's use of...
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back in 2008, the city of san jose decided to shut off 900 street lights throughout the city because the staff needed to make budget reductions. the city had to choose between traffic signals and sign repairs or darkening streets. the residents were not happy. they were concerned about safety. the city council just approved the budget reare r -- budget report and decided to turn the 900 lights back on. that will begin in march. some residents say they have been concerned ever since. >> we catch the bus at camden and hillsdale at 6:20 and i notice a lot of lights are out and i'm in the dark waiting for the bus to come. it was a real concern. >> reporter: they are deciding in march they are gonna turn the street lights back on. are you surprised to hear it? >> great to hear that. >> reporter: in a couple of weeks, 255 street lights will be turned on each month. they will be primarily on arterial streets but there will be some in resident neighborhoods. city officials recommended to do this to ill prove the street appearance and to address public safety concerns. reporting live from san
back in 2008, the city of san jose decided to shut off 900 street lights throughout the city because the staff needed to make budget reductions. the city had to choose between traffic signals and sign repairs or darkening streets. the residents were not happy. they were concerned about safety. the city council just approved the budget reare r -- budget report and decided to turn the 900 lights back on. that will begin in march. some residents say they have been concerned ever since. >> we...
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the cities outside of the u.s. expressing interest in the games include paris and rome. >>> some of the happiest tweeters in america live right here in northern california. researchers analyzed 10 million messages on twitter in 2011 and wanted to map out the moods of people in urban areas. locations were ranked on the frequency of positive and negative words. cities include santa cruz, napa and san clemente in southern california. on the flip side, some of the more bombed out cities include beaumont, texas and alabama, georgia. >>> 8:41. apple is famous for keeping some of its activities secret. well, now apple is telling how a hacker was able to get inside the computer system. >>> oscar pistorius is fight for his freedom. the discovery he made in his home that was made this morning, a live report from south africa. well, well, well. growing up, we didn't have u-verse. we couldn't record four shows at the same time. in my day, you were lucky if you could record two shows. and if mom was recording her dumb show and
the cities outside of the u.s. expressing interest in the games include paris and rome. >>> some of the happiest tweeters in america live right here in northern california. researchers analyzed 10 million messages on twitter in 2011 and wanted to map out the moods of people in urban areas. locations were ranked on the frequency of positive and negative words. cities include santa cruz, napa and san clemente in southern california. on the flip side, some of the more bombed out cities...
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last night, the city council heard arguments on both sides of the issue. janine de la vega is in los gatos to tell us how the debate ended. >> reporter: we're still waiting to hear from the owner of templar sports. the attorney says that just because people are unhappy this gun store is here that they can't legally shut it down. but restrictions on future gun stores will be studied. at last night's meeting it was packed with people spilling out of an overflow room. people were there to discuss the subject. they held up signs that read transparency and accountability. after listening to both side, the council decided the town staff should come back on march 4th with possible new requirements for gun sales. here's what people are saying about -- dash. >> i think it's a good compromise. i think these guys should be left alone. i think their intent is good. merle's sport shop was down there and they had guns. people have changed. the guns haven't changed. >> reporter: new regulations could include a police permit process requiring i.d. checks for the sales of
last night, the city council heard arguments on both sides of the issue. janine de la vega is in los gatos to tell us how the debate ended. >> reporter: we're still waiting to hear from the owner of templar sports. the attorney says that just because people are unhappy this gun store is here that they can't legally shut it down. but restrictions on future gun stores will be studied. at last night's meeting it was packed with people spilling out of an overflow room. people were there to...